The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

We are back for season 4!

To kick start this season, Oli hosted our podcast producer, Dr Manuel Santos (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Prof Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University). They presented their recently published paper on developing coaches' creative practice.

The paper is available on open access, click here to access it.

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It's the final episode of the season and our final episode from the 2024 CRiC conference. 

This episode is a live recording of a panel with Prof. Robyn Jones and Dr. Charlie Corsby on publishing in Sports Coaching Review. After a short introduction about their roles in the journal, they took questions from the audience. 

We'll be back in your feed soon!! 

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The first of our special CRiC episodes is out! 

Mike welcomed Dr Han Wool Lee (Seoul National University, Cardiff Metropolitan University) to the pod. In this first episode, Han shared the origins of his groundbreaking work on the use of Lefevbre's work in Sports Coaching and implications for coaches. 

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The Sports Coaching Hub Podcast is going on the road! 

We have partnered with the Cluster for Research into Coaching (CRiC) and during the upcoming 6th International CRiC conference, we will be recording a special series of episodes. 

The podcast team (Manuel Santos, Oli Lum and Mike Castle) gathered in the studio to preview the upcoming conference and share what they will be looking forward to doing at the conference. 

Keep an eye on your feed for more! 

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In this episode, we welcomed back to the studio Prof. Robyn Jones (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode we discussed their article on sustainability in coaching, that both of our guests authored with Dr. Andy Lane.  During the episode, the origins of this study, focus on coaches' everyday practice and other pressures that might render the coaching profession unsustainable were insightfully discussed. 

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17430437.2023.2253754

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We are back with season 3! 

In the first episode of the season, Oli welcomed back to the studio Dr. Charlie Corsby (Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Andy Lane (Cardiff Metropolitan University). In this episode they discussed their 2023 article: "Contending with vulnerability and uncertainty: what coaches say about coaching." This included a discussion about the origins of the study,  challenges and opportunities in the recruitment of participants, the performatic nature of qualitative interviews, and a deep dive into the study's findings. 

Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21640629.2022.2057697

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In our season finale, Mike received Dr. Jose Castro (Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University) and Dr. Ruan Jones  (Senior Lecturer in Sport, Physical Education and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University). We leaned upon our guest's expertise in the topic to discuss a range of matters, including: common misconceptions surrounding GBAs,  challenges in researching GBAs, the role of skill development in GBAs, and future areas for research. 

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Mike welcomed back to the studio Dr Sofia Santos and Prof Robyn Jones. This time, the conversation was centred around their 2022 article on "Charming, influencing and seducing" in coaching. The conversation included a breakdown of how charming is part of the everyday actions of coaches as a mean to get athletes buy-in.
 
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Link to article: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/13573322.2022.2029390?role=tab&tab=permissions&scroll=top

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In this episode, Mike sat down with Dr Daniel Spencer (Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Cardiff Metropolitan University) and returning guest Dr Charlie Corsby (Senior Lecturer in Sports Coaching, Cardiff Metropolitan University).  In this episode, they discussed the main findings of Dan's doctoral thesis focused on the language used in the coaching field. They also discussed some of the challenges Dan felt during the data collection and the implications of findings for coaches. 

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Dr Mike Castle interviewed his close friend Dr Marink Reedijk (Anderlecht Football Futures Head Coach). Marink and Mike relived some of their shared experiences as Doctorate in Sport Coaching students. Marink shared his views about how theory has been informing his coaching practice, everyday coaching challenges, problem solving activities in coaching and the value of mistakes in learning. Also, they discussed the findings in Marink’s thesis, and how a phenomenological approach supported Marink to explore the essence of football coaching.

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Link to thesis: https://figshare.cardiffmet.ac.uk/articles/thesis/_Teach_me_how_to_dance_with_you_A_phenomenological_exploration_to_improve_my_own_football_coaching/14447160

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